"My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the usual share of divorce, step-children, dysfunction, and obfuscation. I've spent most of my adult life attempting to deconstruct that history and separate fact from fiction."
"I grew up in a dysfunctional family."
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Source: Melissa Gilbert (2009). “Prairie Tale: A Memoir”, p.5, Simon and Schuster
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